The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-13
Reception at Kansas City.

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be halo of virtue and holiness, and that the
bright example might live forever.
Reception at Kansas City.
KANSAS CRY, Mo. Oct 12.-The train arrived
at Kansas City time, at SIS P. NJ A delega-
ton consisting of the ten gentlemen composing
the committee on arrangements. headed by Mr..
E. H. Allen, proceeded to Waldron fifteen miles
north of here. and joined the party. At the
depot and for blocks around an immense crowd
had gathered, and roar Of cheers went up as
the train slowly puffed in on the siding nearest
the street. The police arrangements were
admirable, and the party were in carriages and
on their way up Union avenue fifteen
minutes after the arrival of the train.
The route led up Union avenue and Bluff street
to Sixth. out Sixth to Broadway. and up Broad
way to the Coates House, at the corner OF
Tenth, where the guests alighted and retired
to their rooms for brief rest before the later
events of the evening Tho Third Regiment
Missouri National Guards. and the Kansas City
Light Cavalry. assisted by a number Of Demo
cratic clubs of the city. and from neigh boring
towns. served as escort to tho procession to tho
hotel. and succeeded in keeping tho crowd.
which marched along on either side Of the car
riages, In check.
tonight, ard marched through tho principal
streets and mp Broadway. past the hotel, shortly
after the arrival of the party. Shortly after
O'Clock the President and Mrs. Cleveland ap-
peared in the parlors of the Coates House, and
the next hour was occupied in receiving the
members of the reception committee and their
friends to the number CT about L4OO. Mrs.
Cleveland was attired in a cream -coiored travel
ing dress, with a brown silk polonaise.
She wore brown brocade and white satin
bonnet The reception was wholly informal,
1,-k haArx - Cd
there unpleasant rush After the Presi-
dent and his wife had rerired to their rooms, the
cheers of the crowd in the street below caused
them to appear On tho balcony. They bowed in
recognition of the salute and at half past 10
withdrew for the night.
What might have been serious accident &C.
Cured jnst before the party reached the hotel.
AT Ninth and Broadway. two cable trains were
standing close to each other. The cable had
broken during the day, and the strands
had been wrapped around the wire. The
grip of the second became entagled in the
threads, which were wound around the grip
firmly as to start the second train in motion. 1t
crowded into the first and pushed the into
the thick crowd iniuring several of them seri-
ously. The Presidents carriage was only about
twenty feet beyond the track when this hap
pensd otherwise his safety and that of his wife
would have been imperiled The carriage i'm
mediately following had not yet reached the
tracks, SO the accident was confined TO the peo-
pie who were in the jam. The names of four
OF the injured have been received. and
their injuries were not serious. or the
four reported hurt Fl. G. Harding. of this city,
suffered the most serious injury. Both his legs
were badly manged. and amputation will prob.
ably be necessary. James johnson, colored, of
Lawrence, Kan, had the lower portion of his
right leg SO badly cut that he will probably lose
it. Private II. d. Wilson, of the Independence
Guards, was knocked down by tho car and his
head badly cut. F. w. Illgen of this city, suf-
fered slight bruises on the right leg. The acct
dent caused a small panic in the immediate vi
Atnsfry FNpo ruhf 1A ht1fn tAtx
To Toss Grover In = Blanket-A Brace of
Angry Politicians.
st. Paul Special.
1t has leaked out that there was carefully
planned scheme among the snow-shoe clubs to
toss President Cleveland up in their bouncing
blankets Monday evening Members Of the
clubs had discussed the matter at length, and
finally came to the conclusion that it would not
be an indignity. 1t was arranged to capture him
he descended from the speakers stand on
Bridge square and bounce him. A member of
the militia got wind OF the scheme and told an
Officer and troops were SO stationed that it was
i'm posi- BILE for the snow shoers to got at the
President. But for this the chief executive
would probably have been given a thorough
shaking up.
There are two wild-eyed politicians in ST.
Paul to night, and they are Governor McGlll
and p. II. Kelly. AT the request of President
Cleveland these gentlemen went to Minneapolis
this morning with the presidential party
in troduce the members to the reception COM
mittee in Minneapolis. When the party ar
rived in Minneapolis Governor McGil turned
the visitors Minneapolis citizens who
loaded the distinguished guests into carriages
and drove away, leaving the Governor of the
State and Mr. Kelly standing the depot plat
form as though thsy had been mummics This
treatment is accounted for by the bitter rivalry
that exists between Minneapolis and ST. Paul.